Device for repose



C. F. Y. BEHR.

DEVICE FOR REPOSE.

APPLICATION FILED 0x040. I920.

Patented Mar. 14, 1922 2 SHI:E[SSHEET 1.

INVENTUR {FY 587W 4 TTORHEYS C. F. Y. BEHR.

DEVICE FOR REFUSE.

APPLICATION FILED 05mm. 1920.

Patented Mar. 14, 1922.

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UNITED QSTATES CLAUS r. Y. BEHR, or NEW YORK, N. Y.

DEVICE FOR REPOSE. k

T all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, CLAUS F. Y. BEHR, a citizen of the United States,residing at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Devices for Repose,of which the following is a specification.

The main object of this invention is the provision of means applicableto any style of seat or device or structure for reposing of the humanbody, by which said device may be provided with a resilient seat orsupport the position of which may be adjusted to the requirements of theuser.

Another object of the invention is to provide said means for suchdevices or structures which are adapted to be folded into a collapsedposition, and also for use on automobiles, wicker chairs, rockers, etc.My device may be particularly applied to the folding carriage andinvalid chair described in my United States Patent #1,102,565 issuedJuly 7, 1914.

The above and other objects will become apparent in the descriptionbelow, in which like-named parts refer to like-named characters ofreference.

Referring briefly to the drawings, Fig. 1 is a side elevational View ofa chair equipped with my improvement.

Fig. 2 is a front elevational View of the same. a

Fig. 3 is a reduced rear elevational view of the same.

Fig. 4c is a detail perspective view of the adjustable seat forming partof my improvement.

having front legs 3 and rear legs 2, and hori-' zontal seat supports l.Horizontal braces are also provided in the usual manner at 5*. Thesupports 4 are provided with a plurality of recesses or holes 6 adaptedto receive the rod 22 as will later become apparent.

The seat is shown at 7, pivotally attached at 7* to the back support 13.Holes or passages 8 are provided through said seat,

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Mar, 14, 1922,

Application filed December 10, 1920. Serial No. 429,642. 7

through which the rod 22 may pass as will later become apparent. Amember 9 is attached on either side of the seat 7 below said passages 8,and said rod 22 may also be passed through the eyes 10 provided by thecurvature of the member 9.

Holes 11 are provided in the sides of the back support 13, through whicha rod 19 passes. In the side members 5 of the chair, grooves 14 are cut,and coiled springs and 16 are mounted in said grooves. The rod 12 issecured at each end between the springs 15 and 16, as shown, givin thesupport 13 resilient pivotal supportin the said members 5. If desired,either set of springs 15 or 16 may be omitted, or said springs may beinserted in the brackets 18 attached to the outside of the members 5.

Springs 19 are provided under the seat 7, being supported upon thebraces5 A curved band spring 20 is provided between the rear edge of theseat 7 and the said braces. All of these springs give resiliency to theseat, and some may be omitted without departing from. the spirit of myinvention. Curved members 21 are supported on the underside of the seat7, near the forward edge, to act as guards to prevent entanglement ofones clothing in the chair. By varying the position of the rod 22, whichsupports the seat by means of said rod passing through either one of thepassages 8 or eyelets 10, and through one of the holes 6, on either sideof the chair, the inclination and position of the seat may be varied atwill to suit the desire of the user.

In the form of chair shown in Figs. 5, 6, and 7, the seat 7 is providedwith but one passage 8, through which a rod extends as shown-at 24,having turned down ends which may be placed in any pair of oppositesleeve supports 23 secured to the side members 4. Said side members andthe front legs 3, one of which is rigid to each side member 4, arerotatably attached to an extension 5 of the members 5 by means ofsleeves 25 engaging the upper end of a curved stem 26 rigid with thefront leg The springs 19 and 20 have not been illustrated on theselatter views, but they may be used on this form of chair also, ifdesired.

I claim:

1. In a device of the class described, a seat, a back rest, said seatpivotally attached to said back rest. means on said seat adapted toreceive a slidable rod, means on said device adapted to receive the endsof said rod so as to pivotally support said seat, a rod passing throughsaid back rest, springs mounted w in said device adjacent said backrest, said second-named rod being supported at its ends'onvsaid springs,and additional springs mounted under said seat.

2. In'a device of the class described, a seat,

' "a back rest, saidl'seat' pivotally attached to said back rest, meanson said seat adapted to 'In Witness .wh

receive a Slida'ble r0d, .-i10les in the said de i vice on the sides ofsaid'seat idaptdtdreceive the ends of said red, a rod' passingthrough'said back rest, substantially vertical 7 springs mounted in saiddevice adjacent said back rest, saidsecond-named rod beingsup portedatits ends on said springs, and addi .ticnal springs mounted under saidseat; b

ereof l-affixi my signature.v

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